TOH edition: Friday, 18 September 2026 · Planet & Nature
A Simple Phone Alert Gives Bengal Farmers Time to Step Aside and Let Wild Elephants Pass in Peace
Reported by The Better India
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In North Bengal, where agricultural fields and tea gardens intersect with wildlife corridors, a mobile alert app warns residents whenever wild elephant herds approach. The early notice allows workers and villagers to safely move out of harm's way, slashing crop losses from 50% to just 5% and preventing deadly encounters.
Inexpensive, community-centered technology proves that farming communities and endangered megafauna can share land peacefully without violence or habitat destruction.
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